Central Statistics Office, Ireland Enterprise Statistics Overview
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) in Ireland conducts various enterprise surveys to collect data on short-term business statistics, annual structural business statistics, producer prices, employment, and earnings. These surveys provide valuable national indicators, fulfill legal obligations, and contribute to the calculation of GDP. The CSO gathers information through administrative data, business registers, postal surveys, and Eurostat releases. Key areas covered include industrial production, retail sales, construction, and services. Structural business statistics are collected annually to measure the structure and performance of the traded sector, supporting the calculation of GDP measures and survey weights.
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Mainstream Enterprise Statistics Richard McMahon Head of STS Division Central Statistics Office, Ireland
Outline Overview of enterprise surveys Short-term business statistics Annual Structural Business Statistics Producer Prices Employment & Earnings Other enterprise level data collected
Operation of enterprise based surveys Administrative data Administrative data CSO Business Register Business Register Postal surveys Eurostat Release Ad hoc Publication
Short-term business statistics Purpose Short-term national indicators EU legal obligation Input into calculation of quarterly GDP Key indicators Monthly Industrial Production Retail Sales Quarterly Production in Construction Planning permissions (administrative data) Future developments Monthly Services Index (Q1 2011) Expansion of electronic reporting
Short-term statistics Monthly Quarterly Sample size Industrial 1,500 units Retail 2,000 units Services (excl retail) 2,500 units Sample size Industrial 1,500 units Construction 2,400 units Services 3,800 units Information collected Value of work done & new orders (construction sector) Investment and disposals of capital assets Opening / closing stocks (industrial and distributive sectors) Information collected Turnover Value/ quantity of goods produced (industrial sector) New Orders (industrial sector) Central Statistics Office, Ireland 5
Structural business statistics Purpose Annual measure of structure and performance of traded sector EU legal obligation Input into calculation of annual GDP measures Input into STS survey weights Outputs Publication : summary structural information Web : detailed data classified by economic type and size, region Ad hoc analyses Microdata file for researchers
Structural Business Statistics Sample size Industry : 5,000 Construction : 4,600 Services : 20,000 Data collected Detailed P&L and balance sheet data Product level data : Industrial sector and business services sector firms with 20+ persons employed Future plans Use of revenue commissioners data for small enterprises from 2010
Producer prices Purpose Collection of Producer, Wholesale and Service Prices from enterprises Business-2-business; Business-2-Government Provide national indicator Use as deflators for STS and national accounts Use for contractual purposes EU legal obligations Samples: Industry & wholesale 1,300 enterprises (around 7,000 products) Selected Services sectors- 220 enterprises (around 65 service products)
Quarterly Earnings and Employment Purpose Short term indicators of employment, earnings and other labour costs in both public and private sector organisations National indicator Use as input in national accounts EU legal obligations Sample survey (EHECS) Enterprise based postal survey of 7,500 enterprises 1/3 respond via payroll software Short questionnaire introduced in 2010 for small firms
National Employment Survey Purpose Produce detailed data on the structure and distribution of earnings in both public and private sector organisations National purposes EU legal obligations Sample survey (NES) Enterprise based postal survey of 8,000 enterprises and 108,000 employees 5% enterprises respond via payroll software (15% employees) Questionnaire reduced for reference year 2009 Future examine increased use of administrative data
Other data collected from enterprises Balance of Payments Enterprises with large transactions with non-residents Foreign Trade Statistics CSO receives Intrastat / Extrastat enterprise data from Revenue Commissioners Transport statistics Road freight information on activity of enterprises freight vehicles
